DHS Grants: Approach to Terminations and Pauses Disrupted Some Program Activities
What GAO Found In February 2025, the President issued an executive order that called for agencies to consult with the U.S. DOGE Service (also known as the Department of Government Efficiency) to review and terminate grants within 30 days of the executive order to reduce spending. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials told GAO that they followed directions from the Secretary of Homeland Security in 2025 to determine which grants to terminate. DHS took several actions during fiscal year 2025 to implement the Secretary’s grant review guidance. For example: DHS paused the disbursement of all obligated grant funding in February 2025. With approval from the Secretary, four DHS component.
Reported by Maria LopezDHS Grants: Approach to Terminations and Pauses Disrupted Some Program Activities.
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What GAO Found In February 2025, the President issued an executive order that called for agencies to consult with the U.S.
DOGE Service (also known as the Department of Government Efficiency) to review and terminate grants within 30 days of the executive order to reduce spending.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials told GAO that they followed directions from the Secretary of Homeland Security in 2025 to determine which grants to terminate.
DHS took several actions during fiscal year 2025 to implement the Secretary’s grant review guidance.
For example: DHS paused the disbursement of all obligated grant funding in February 2025.
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